Starting the year with presenting the latest innovations and developments at CES is a new year’s tradition Fraunhofer IIS is more than happy to stick to! This time, we are sharing exciting news from our upHear range as well as all new developments of our audio codecs.
We invite visitors to join us in our suites 34-204 and 34-209 at The Venetian, where we will showcase our technologies in exclusive meetings.
Meet our upHear range in Exhibit Suite 34-204
The upHear range of solutions enhance the sound quality of any content from voice signals to immersive audio masterpieces. On the audio signal’s way into and out of the device, our technologies provide pristine audio pickup as well as faithful reproduction – from classic stereo setups up to complex scenarios with multiple devices and smallest in-ear headphones.
Our upHear Flexible Rendering technology turns several individual loudspeakers into an immersive arrangement wherever you want: The technology automatically combines them for the best possible experience. While being immersed in sound, you can add or remove as well as reposition devices and the upHear algorithm optimizes the sound image for the current setup.
Fraunhofer will show how they make life easier with upHear Microphone Processing through live calls: An “office” in the suite will show advanced AI-based technologies such as Echo Control, Noise Reduction, and the latest feature, Voice Isolation, which is the highlight of the Microphone Processing area. Users can create a “fingerprint” of their voice in seconds, which makes it possible to remove all sounds but their voice from a call for a truly personalized live call experience for better conferencing.
upHear Mobile Audio is Fraunhofer’s virtualization platform for headphones and portable devices. It opens the door to true spatial playback experiences and works for a multitude of sources from legacy stereo to current immersive formats. Thanks to the minimum resource requirements of the low-complexity rendering it can run on DSPs for any audio device class, be it headphones, mobile devices, home audio systems, or even low-power XR devices.
Discover the Fraunhofer audio codecs in suite 34-209
In addition to the processing algorithms in the first suite, we have coralled all the news for our audio codecs in a suite close by, where we show the latest developments in technology and application.
Audio streaming becomes extraordinarily efficient with xHE-AAC. The stereo codec for broadcast and streaming provides DASH/HLS streaming at 12-320+ kbit/s, a new anchor loudness feature, mandatory loudness and dynamic range control, improved speech quality as well as stereo imaging. The technology is already used by Netflix, Facebook stories, and Instagram Reels. xHE-AAC is natively supported on the latest Amazon, Android, Microsoft, and Apple products and operating systems.
Video calls, music, and gaming are best enjoyed with wireless headphones and microphones that deliver perfect audio quality and have a long battery life. With LC3plus, sound reaches users in perfect quality and the new LC3plus Lossless switches seamlessly between lossless and lossy modes of operation. It works with all features of LC3plus, including low-delay and superior robustness thanks to Advanced Packet Loss Concealment. LC3plus is on the Japan Audio Society’s list of codecs whose implementation opens the door for device manufacturers to use the prestigious High-Res Audio Wireless logo.
Fraunhofer’s Next Generation Audio system for streaming and broadcast applications, MPEG-H Audio, delivers advanced personalization and accessibility options. Fraunhofer will showcase devices by globally leading CE manufacturers with MPEG-H Audio support, which is required for Brazil’s upcoming broadcast standard DTV+. Here, the technology helps Globo, TV Cultura, and other major providers to deliver customizable immersive sound experiences with a high degree of accessibility. Viewers can choose between different languages and commentators or select a version with enhanced dialogue.
We are looking forward to many visitors in our suites 34-204 and 34-209 at The Venetian, so make sure you book your meeting through our website as soon as you can!